Monitor and PredictSummarize: What has Brown’s life been like up to this point?
PREDICT: How do Brown’s physical problems will make him feel?
Confirm Prediction: Did you change your prediction as you read?
PREDICT: Do you think Brown will prove his mother right about him?
Confirm Prediction: Were you right about your prediction?
Analyze
1.Retell: What momentous event inspired Christy Brown to title his autobiography “My Left Foot”?
2.Vocabulary: Do you think Brown would have succeeded to his endeavors with his mother’s help? Explain
3.Analzye: Literature: Autobiography With a partner, list five events in Brown’s life in order they happened. Tell which event you think is the most important and why.
4.Reading Strategy - Summarize: With a partner, write a summary that tells how Brown experience the profound change in his life. Discuss what details to include and what to leave out. Share your summary with your class.
Return to the Text Reread and WriteWrite a thank-you note from Brown to his mother. Reread to find two examples of times that she helped him challenge expectations. Include the examples in the thank-you note.
Reading Strategies
Monitor and Analyze
Monitor and PredictSummarize: What has Brown’s life been like up to this point?
PREDICT: How do Brown’s physical problems will make him feel?
Confirm Prediction: Did you change your prediction as you read?
PREDICT: Do you think Brown will prove his mother right about him?
Confirm Prediction: Were you right about your prediction?
Analyze
1.Retell: What momentous event inspired Christy Brown to title his autobiography “My Left Foot”?
2.Vocabulary: Do you think Brown would have succeeded to his endeavors with his mother’s help? Explain
3.Analzye: Literature: Autobiography With a partner, list five events in Brown’s life in order they happened. Tell which event you think is the most important and why.
4.Reading Strategy - Summarize: With a partner, write a summary that tells how Brown experience the profound change in his life. Discuss what details to include and what to leave out. Share your summary with your class.
Return to the Text
Reread and WriteWrite a thank-you note from Brown to his mother. Reread to find two examples of times that she helped him challenge expectations. Include the examples in the thank-you note.